Garment hanger



March 18, 1952 J. A. MOORE 2,589,564

GARMENT HANGER Filed July 12, 1950 Joseph A. Moore I F INVENTOR. I l lPatented Mar. 18, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ICE 2,589,554 i GARMENTHANGER- J oseph. A. Moore, Boone, Iowa ApplicationJi'ily 12, 1950,Serial No. 173,422"

3'Claims. (uteri-s9) This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements and structuralrefinements in garmen't hangers, and theprincipal object o'fthe invention is to properly, neatly and efficientlysupport clothes such as trousers, skirts, etc., on the inside of acloset door or on some other suitable support.

Some of the advantages of the invention reside in its simplicity ofconstruction, in itsadaptability to accommodate several garments so thatthey are individually accessible with convenience, and in itsadaptability to economical manufacture.

With the above more important features and objects in view and suchother features and objects as may become apparent as this specificationproceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement andconstruction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure l is a perspective view of the invention in situ on a door;

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof, the garment supporting frames beingswung to one side;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view, taken substantially in the planeof the line 33 in Figure 1, and;

Figure 4 is a cross sectional detail, taken substantially in the planeof the line 4-4 in Figure 3.

Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts in thespecification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the inventionconsists of a garment hanger which is designated generally by thereference character l0 and embodies in its construction a set of spacedvertical straps, namely, a pair of outer straps I2 and a center strapl4, these straps being disposed in a common vertical plane and havingthickened longitudinal edge portions for purposes of reinforcement.

Upper and lower horizontal bars or rods l6, l8 respectively, extendtransversely of the straps l2, I4, the end portions of the rods beingjournaled in struck-out retainers 20 provided on the straps l2, whileintermediate portions of the bars l6, l8 are angulated to providedownwardly projecting detents 22 which extend into struck-out seats 24provided on the center strap l4. In this manner the bars I8, I8 connectthe straps [2, I4 together and rotation of the bars l6, l8 in theretainers 20 is prevented. It is to be also noted that downturned stops26 are provided at the extremities of the bars [6, l8, outwardly of theretainers 20, whereby longitudinal shifting of the bars relative to. thestraps l2, i4- is impossible. The bars I 6, I8 are also angulatedintermediate theends. thereoffitoprovide a plurality of for;- wardlyprojecting U-shaped portionswhich afford pairs of vertically spacedbearings 28 on the two bars, and the invention also contemplates theprovision of a plurality of garment supporting frames 30 each consistingof a wire rod having a horizontal portion 32 and a rearwardly inclinedportion 34. The portions 32, 34 of the frames 30 terminate in a pair ofeyes 36 which are slidably mounted on the bearings 28 of the upper andlower bars i6, i8 whereby the frames 30 may be swung laterally from oneside to the other, as for example, from aforwardly extending positionshown in Figure l-to a laterally swung position illustrated in Figure 2.i

A plurality of conventional garment clasps or clamps 38 are provided onthe horizontal portion 32 of the frames 39 whereby garments may besuspended from the frames, it being understood that the clamps 3,8 areslidable on the portion 32 so that the distance therebetween may beadjusted to suit each particular garment. By virtue of the swingablearrangement of the frames 38 access to each individual garment may beeasily had, and the entire device may be mounted in position on asuitable supporting surface, such as for example, a door 40. This may beachieved by suitable screws positioned in apertures 42 provided in thestraps 12, or alternatively, a hook 44 may be hinged asrat 46 to theupper end of the center strap [4 and may be engaged with the upper edge48 of the door 40, as shown. In instances where the hanger is mounted inposition by screws located in the apertures 42, the use of the hook 44is unnecessary and the hook may be simply swung downwardly to asuperposed position on the strap M as indicated by the dotted line 50 inFigure 3.

It is believed thatthe advantages and use of the invention will beclearly understood from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly,further description thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary. 1

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changesin the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be resortedto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention asclaimed. 7

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a garment hanger, the combination of a pair of outer straps and acenter strap disposed in a. common vertical plane, upper and lowerhorizontal bars extending transversely of said wardly inclined portionextending from the front end of the horizontal portion and a pair ofeyes at the rear ends of said horizontal and inclined portions, the eyesof said frames being movably mounted on the respective pairs ofbearings, whereby the frames are connected to s'aidbars for lateralswinging movement.

2. The device as defined in claim 1 wherein said outer straps areprovided with struckout portions aifording retainers for end portions ofsaid bars, stops provided at the ends of said bars for preventinglongitudinal shifting thereof in said retainers, and means forpreventing rotation of the bars in the retainers.

8. The device as defined in claim 2 wherein said means comprisedownwardly projecting detents provided intermediate the ends of saidbars, and seats provided on said center strap for said detents.

JOSEPH A. MOORE.

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